Week #7 (Feb. 25 – 27): Cowboy Poet, a C & W Musical
February 25, 2011 - February 27, 2011
7:30pm and 3:00pm, James Levin Theatre
$13-$15
Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to announce the participating artists for the 2011 Big [BOX] series. Big [BOX] is an award-winning residency program produced by Cleveland Public Theatre that focuses on the independent creative artist and the exciting things that can happen when one is given the space and time to create. Now in its nineth successful year, Cleveland Public Theatre is proud to support and foster the work of area artists in this unique program. Over eight weekends, thirteen artists are given keys to The James Levin Theatre and the freedom to transform the space for the presentation of their work.
The goal of Big [BOX] is to support new work and local artists.
CPT provides:
– The James Levin Theatre
– Basic production staff, stage management, box office support
– Marketing and advertising support
The artists provide the rest!
The writers, directors, actors, and designers selected for Big [BOX] dedicate themselves to creating new and original work, or stretching their artistic powers by working in new disciplines. The resulting performances are always amazing and well attended. Big [BOX] performances and artists often go on to receive larger exposure and production at CPT.
Week #7: February 25-27
Cowboy Poet, a C&W musical
Written and Composed by Deborah Magid*
Directed by Douglas Farren
Musical arrangements by Jon Mosey
Choreographed by Mary Harwood
Musical Director: Joan Bendix
Set Designer: Tyson Rand
Stage Manager: John Hnat
Featuring: Allie Bencar, Caitlin Lewins, Liz Huff, Deborah Magid*, Peter Toomey, Valerie Young & Cat Kenney
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association
What happens when a Cowboy Poet, a WASP socialite, and an ex-gang member throw a gala to benefit Adult Literacy in New Mexico?
A raucous exploration of desire, ambition, trust, and hope, to the rhythms and rhymes of Country & Western music.
Artist Bio:
Deborah Magid’s (playwright/composer/lyricist) career has spanned most areas of theatrical experience; she has sung and acted on Broadway, with The Santa Fe Opera, and in venues worldwide; her direction credits include new works, musicals, operas, and comedies from LORT houses to community theaters; her plays, musicals, and opera have won production grants; and The Sommersault Company, which she founded in 1971, has produced mostly chamber works. Descent of a Diva, her one-woman gothic tale with opera, had its world premiere in the 2010 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Magid holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and is a member of the Cleveland Play House Playwrights Unit, Dobama Playwrights Gym, International Centre for Women Playwrights, Actors’ Equity Association, and the Dramatists Guild. http://deborahmagid.com